Conus sculpturatus

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Conus sculpturatus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus sculpturatus Rockel, D. & A.J. da Motta, 1986
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Subfamily: Coninae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. sculpturatus
Binomial name
Conus sculpturatus
Röckel & da Motta, 1986

Conus sculpturatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

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